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Crossing the Water

Crossing the Water

by Plath, Sylvia

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition, first printing. From the library of Sylvia Plath's daughter Frieda Hughes with her ownership signature to the title page. Bound in half tan cloth lettered in silver with lavender paper covered boards. Near Fine with light wear at extremities, slight fading to edges of boards. Endpapers slightly toned at gutters. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with slight foxing to blindside. A lovely copy with a... Read more about this item
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$1,500.00
An Introduction to the Procedure of the House of Commons

An Introduction to the Procedure of the House of Commons

by CAMPION, G.F.M

Philip Allan & Co. Ltd, 1929. Good. First edition. Association copy. Large 8vo, pp. xix, (1), 308. Green cloth with gilt lettering and bands to spine; blind-ruled single border to upper board. Fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. Lightly rubbed and soiled, spine ends and corners bruised. Tanned edges. POI to ffep: 'F. Seymour Cocks/ 1929'. Spine starting at rear hinge, but binding holding firm. Scant foxing to beginning and end, occasional pencil scoring, else, clean. Empty, torn envelope addressed to... Read more about this item
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$38.06
New Land; Four Years In The Arctic Regions.

New Land; Four Years In The Arctic Regions.

by Sverdrup, Ottosverdrup, Otto

London:: Longmans, Green & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1904. First Edition. Cloth. 8VO; 2 volumes, 8vo. With frontispiece, 4 folding maps on 2 sheets in rear cover pocket Vol II, numerous other plates & maps, illustrations in text. Original publisher's pictorial blue cloth stamped in silver (corners bumped, covers very slightly bowed, spines darkened). Provenance: Robert Neal Rudmose-Brown (1879-1957) , polar explorer (signature in Vol. I, stamps) ; collector's bookplate, a... Read more about this item
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$539.00
THE BIG MAN

THE BIG MAN

by Taylor. Henry J

NY: Random House, 1964. First edition, first prnt. One of an unknown number of author's copies inscribed by Taylor to personal and professional acquaintances. This copy inscribed on the front free endpage as, "For my friend Mrs. Francis Brawley at Floradon, who is so selfless in her help to the English-Speaking Union and throughout our community with warm best wishes and in esteem, and in the hope that she may enjoy reading this story half as much as this neighbor enjoyed writing the remarks on... Read more about this item
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$60.00
A SUCCINCT VIEW AND ANALYSIS OF AUTHENTIC INFORMATION EXTANT IN ORIGINAL WORKS, ON THE PRACTICABILITY OF JOINING THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS, BY SHIP CANAL ACROSS THE ISTHMUS OF AMERICA

A SUCCINCT VIEW AND ANALYSIS OF AUTHENTIC INFORMATION EXTANT IN ORIGINAL WORKS, ON THE PRACTICABILITY OF JOINING THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS, BY SHIP CANAL ACROSS THE ISTHMUS OF AMERICA

by Pitman, Robert Birks

London: Printed for J.M. Richardson,...and J. Hatchard and Son, 1825.. viii,229,[3]pp. including errata, plus folding map. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt, gilt label. Boards a bit rubbed and worn, front board warped top and bottom edges. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown and author's presentation inscription on titlepage. Pages slightly wrinkled with minor foxing, heavier towards the end, otherwise bright and clean internally. Folding map quite clean and crisp.... Read more about this item
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$950.00
GREAT AIR ESCAPES. The Heroes Who Beat The Odds

GREAT AIR ESCAPES. The Heroes Who Beat The Odds

by PIPER, Robert;

Richmond, Victoria: Pagemasters, 1991. Royal 8vo pp.xiv + 140. black & white, photographs and maps. Original quality pictorial stiff wrappers.Softcover. Fine Copy. A small note to aviation author Bob Kelly from and signed by the author.affixed to the end paper. Nice association copy.
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$23.41
DICKENS: AMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION [SIGNED]

DICKENS: AMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION [SIGNED]

by DICKENS, Charles; Edited, with an introductory essay and notes by Yoshimori Harashima; Prefaced by Prof. Perry Miller

Japan: Hokuseido Press, 1952. No date, circa 1952. INSCRIBED: "To Mrs. Miller (wife of Prof. Perry Miller who supplied the Preface) With the Compliments of the Editor, Yoshimori Harashima. January 10, 1953." Nice association copy. Small hardcover in original maroon cloth boards. Gilt titles on cover and spine somewhat rubbed, pages tanned. Scarce, WorldCat locates only one copy in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. . Signed. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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$245.00
"The Trial of Senator Warren T. Thayer" Proceedings of the Committee of  the Judiciary of the Senate In the Matter of the INVESTIGATION Requested  by SENATOR WARREN T. THAYER

"The Trial of Senator Warren T. Thayer" Proceedings of the Committee of the Judiciary of the Senate In the Matter of the INVESTIGATION Requested by SENATOR WARREN T. THAYER

by State of New York ; [Senator Warren T. Thayer ]

Albany: J.B. Lyon Company. Near Fine. 1934. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 527 pages; Clean and tight in binding of red half leather over red cloth with gilt lettering at spine and front cover; spine is titled "The Trial of Senator Warren T. Thayer," marbled endpapers. OCLC: 183227216 In 1934, the Federal Trade Commission revealed letters written to Associated Gas & Electric Co. by New York State Senator Warren T. Thayer who was one-time chairman of the powerful Public Service... Read more about this item
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$149.94
Die Ersten Vertebraten-Faunen Im Deutschen Gedinne [The First Vertebrate Faunas in German Gedinne]

Die Ersten Vertebraten-Faunen Im Deutschen Gedinne [The First Vertebrate Faunas in German Gedinne]

by Wolfgang Schmidt

E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1954-01-01. Paperback. Good. In German. 1954 signed first edition E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Stuttgart, Germany), 9 x 11 7/8 inches tall stapled paperbound in brown printed wraps, 47 pp. plus six full-page photographic plates on heavy stock. Creasing to bottom of book. Inscribed and signed by the author at the top of the front cover. Prior owner name to front cover, which is edgeworn and has tape repairs to spine. Minor age-toning to... Read more about this item
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$14.95
Satan Says. [Association Copy]

Satan Says. [Association Copy]

by Olds, Sharon / [Jane Cooper]

1980. First Edition. Pittsburg, University of Pittsburg Press, 1980. 14 x 20 cm. 72 pages. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition. Association copy with the author's dedication to poet Jane Cooper on the half title and her full signature on the title page. Clean and tight copy with some minor discolorations and a faded spine.
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$742.22
SIGNED A Spring of Souls

SIGNED A Spring of Souls

by William Cobb

Book Description: Crane Hill Publishers, Birmingham, AL, 1999. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding is tight and square. Pages clean and bright. Not remaindered. Beautiful book, but upon closer inspection it becomes clear that at some point it was dropped. There is a small dent to the top of the back board and a corresponding black smudge to the tops of the pages. The DJ was hardly affected. It is not bad, and doesn't affect the beauty of the book, but needed to... Read more about this item
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$50.00
Home Free

Home Free

by Dan Wakefield

1st printing of 1st edition; signed by author; association copy (Robert B. Parker). Near Fine hardcover in Very Good DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; very slight fading along cover tail edge; tightly bound; inscribed on half title to Joan and Robert Parker with personal reference and full signature; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is clean and complete; lightly scuffed. 8vo, 245 pp.
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$195.00
ZEN BUDDHISM AND THE JAPANESE LOVE OF NATURE

ZEN BUDDHISM AND THE JAPANESE LOVE OF NATURE

by SUZUKI, DAISETZ TEITARO [D. T. Suzuki]

The Eastern Buddhist, 1935. A scarce offprint from The Eastern Buddhist, Vol. VII, No. 1 of Daisetz Suzuki's essay on Zen and its relation to Japan's love of nature. A scarce and potentially fragile item in printed salmon color wrappers with neat tape repair to spine, now in a clear protective cover. Dr. Jon Covell's copy with her stamp on the front cover and verso of last page. Covel wrote extensively on Japanese and Korean culture and art including the book " Zen at... Read more about this item
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$95.00
STAY OF EXECUTION - A Sort of Memoir

STAY OF EXECUTION - A Sort of Memoir

by Alsop, Stewart ; [SIGNED] ; [Rowland Evans]

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott. Very Good. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; 312 pages; A wonderful association copy twixt two legendary Washington journalists. Inscribed and Signed by the author on the halftitle -- "To Mr. Rowland Evans, / with best regards and / much admiration. / Stewart Alsop / Washington, December, 1973" Clean and secure in original blue cloth binding with silver lettering at spine. In pp. 103-104, Alsop recounts his friend Evans'... Read more about this item
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$25.00
THE SAN FRANCISCO ORACLE: THE PSYCHEDELIC NEWSPAPER OF THE HAIGHT-ASHBURY 1966-1968. FACSIMILE COLLECTOR'S EDITION - SIGNED

THE SAN FRANCISCO ORACLE: THE PSYCHEDELIC NEWSPAPER OF THE HAIGHT-ASHBURY 1966-1968. FACSIMILE COLLECTOR'S EDITION - SIGNED

by Allen Cohen (Editor) Gary Snyder, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Ken Kesey, Alan Watts, Tim Leary, Michael McClure, Norman Mailer, Jerry Rubin, Buckminster Fuller, et al

Berkeley, California: Regent Press , 1991. Rare Signed Deluxe Collector's Edition, number 10/200 copies. Large folio with burgundy cloth spine with red and green cloth covered boards, slipcase. Bright full-color endplates by Rick Griffin. 385 pages printed on archival paper. A magnificent and complete full-color recreation in book form of all 12 issues of the legendary psychedelic newspaper originally published in the Haight-Ashbury 1966-1968. The book contains each and every page of all 12 issues... Read more about this item
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$3,995.00
CROWN JEWELS OF IRAN [Presented by Ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi to Kermit  Roosevelt Jr.]

CROWN JEWELS OF IRAN [Presented by Ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi to Kermit Roosevelt Jr.]

by Meen, V. D. ; A.D. Tushingham ; [Ardeshir Zahedi] ; [Kermit Roosevelt Jr.]

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, 159 pages; On halftitle: "Kim Roosevelt / Christmas, 1969 // from Ardeshir Zahedi" ; also on ffep "Kim Roosevelt / from Ardeshir Zahedi / Christmas 1969" otherwise clean and secure in original blue patterned cloth binding in edgeworn chipped dustjacket (some old tape repairs, clipped). 83 colour illus. photographed by Leighton Warren. A significant association copy.... Read more about this item
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$249.98
A SPIRIT CAPABLE: The story of Commonwealth Edison [SIGNED]

A SPIRIT CAPABLE: The story of Commonwealth Edison [SIGNED]

by Hogan, John

Chicago: Morium Press, 1986. Inscribed and signed by the author to Admiral Eugene Wilkinson, the skipper of the Nautilus, the first atomic-powered submarine, launched in 1953. The recipient is mentioned twice in the book. Nice association copy. . Signed. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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$50.00
Tickets For A Prayer Wheel

Tickets For A Prayer Wheel

by Dillard, Annie

Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1975. 1st Edition. Near fine/near fine. 1st Edition. An association copy between Paul Zimmer, a poet and editor of the Pittsburgh Poetry Series. This was his copy - it is inscribed 'Fondly for Paul and Sue from Annie". A very near fine copy in a near fine jacket with a few small closed tears and light foxing to text blocks. 8vo flexible cloth.
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$300.00
IF Worlds of Science Fiction: August, Aug. 1966

IF Worlds of Science Fiction: August, Aug. 1966

by If (Robert Moore Williams; Robin Scott; James Blish; Hal Clement; H. B. Michael; Carl Jacobi; Lin Carter)

NY: Galaxy, 1966. Vol. 16, No. 8. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by McKenna for "The Foundling Stars" by Hal Clement. Includes "Peace Corps" (novelette) by Robert Moore Williams; "The Junk Man Cometh" (novelette) by Robin Scott; "The Hour Before Earthrise" (pt. 2 of 3) by James Blish; "Slot Machine" by H. B. Michael; "He Looked Back" by Carl Jacobi. Features: "Editorial: Ah, Mars That Might Have Been" by Frederik Pohl;... Read more about this item
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$4.25
Collars, Stocks, Cravats : A History and Costume Dating Guide to Civilian Men's Neckpieces, 1655-1900

Collars, Stocks, Cravats : A History and Costume Dating Guide to Civilian Men's Neckpieces, 1655-1900

by Colle, Doriece

London: White Lion Publishers, 1974. Book. Illus. by Colle, Doriece. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. . 11 1/4" x 8 1/4", 203 pages, extensively illustrated in black and white with photographs and drawings, detailed appendices, bibliography. The first British edition, redesigned to ensure clarity; of value to the costume expert and the theatrical designer, as well as being a small commentary on fashions as a whole for the past 250 years. Small address label on... Read more about this item
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$107.82
David Brinkley - A Memoir 11 Presidents, 4 Wars, 22 Political Conventions,  1 Moon Landing, 3 Assassinations, 2,000 Weeks of News and Other Stuff on  Television and 18 Years of Growing Up in North Carolina

David Brinkley - A Memoir 11 Presidents, 4 Wars, 22 Political Conventions, 1 Moon Landing, 3 Assassinations, 2,000 Weeks of News and Other Stuff on Television and 18 Years of Growing Up in North Carolina

by Brinkley, David ; [SIGNED] ; [Rowland Evans]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; 273 pages; Clean and secure in original binding in very nice dustjacket. Inscribed and Signed by the author on ffep "To Rowly - / Goof Luck! But not / too much. (in the poker / game, that is.) / David Brinkley / (Best to Kay)" A nice association copy between two very successful journalists. David Brinkley, icon of the American airwaves, has written his autobiography, a classic... Read more about this item
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$20.00
The Days Grow Short: The Life and Music of Kurt Weill - FROM THE LIBRARY OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN

The Days Grow Short: The Life and Music of Kurt Weill - FROM THE LIBRARY OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN

by [Bernstein, Leonard. (1918–1990)] [Weill, Kurt. (1900–1950)] Sanders, Ronald

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1980. First edition. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Octavo, brown cloth-backed rust boards in gilt, in dj. viii, [ii] 469 pp. Illustrated in B&W. Near Fine. From the library of Leonard Bernstein's, inscribed to him on the front endpaper in an unknown hand: "To Lenny / on receiving the first N.Y.S. award in Music, and to celebrate the world premiere of his Kostelanetz 'toast,' we give this biography of a New York forerunner in opera, show & philosophy / Love / Katie... Read more about this item
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$500.00
Roots and Branches

Roots and Branches

by Duncan, Robert; Diane Di Prima (signed)

NY: Scribner's, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. An association copy: Diane Di Prima's copy with her ownership signature  at the top of the front free endpaper. Di Prima and Duncan were friends and both significant poets in the San Francisco Renaissance and Beat poet scene. Di Prima wrote of her friendship with Duncan: "Robert used to come and hang for days, he'd move into my house in Marshall in the '70s, and bring his French mysteries that he was teaching himself idiomatic... Read more about this item
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$175.00
All the Brave: Drawings of the Spanish Civil War

All the Brave: Drawings of the Spanish Civil War

by Luis Quintanilla, Elliot Paul, Jay Allen (Clifford Odets)

Modern Age Books, 1939. Soft cover. Very good/No jacket. Association copy. From the library of playright Clifford Odets, with his blindstamp on the first page. Covers sheflworn.
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$50.00
MY NODEBOOK FOR DECEMBER

MY NODEBOOK FOR DECEMBER

by WALDROP, Keith

(Providence): Burning Deck, 1971. First Edition. Near fine in a very good + jacket.. First printing collection of poems by Keith Waldrop; this copy with a nice association between Waldrop and the Mikolowskis, who for over 40 years published letterpress mail-art and broadsides as the Alternative Press. Printed letterpress by Rosmarie Waldrop, in maroon and black inks throughout. Wraps. Square 16mo. Plain cream wraps in matching printed dust jacket. Near fine in a very good plus DJ. ASSOCIATION COPY,... Read more about this item
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$55.00